The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-11-10
THE COMMONWEALTH.


THE Eastern Kentucky Land Company
II Mt Sterling has purchased Cumberland
Sap and all the land in the immediate
vicinity surrounding II. As that gap IN
he Cumberland range is the objective
point OF number Of proposed railroads,
The investment is likely to prove good
one
A SHOOTING affray occurred at Earling-
ion the other morning in which Redford |
Crabtree was fatally wounded by Louis
Morten. The parties were present at q
wedding tho night before. During the
festivities they became involved in quar-
rel over young lady whom, it seems, Red
ford had laid claim to, and whom Louis |
accompanied home from the wedding, and |
was met on the way by Crsbtree, who,
greatly enraged, drew pistol, shook it in
Norten's face and threatened his life. Next
morning Morten met Crabtree on the street
and leveling his double-barreled shotgun
ut his rival emptied charge in bis
breast He can moi recover. Morton sur
rendered himself TO the marshal and was
placed in jail.
THE Owcnsboro Trotting and Running
Association has been organized under
charter granted by the last Legislature,
HEss, MAYER & Co., wholesale dry goods
dealers, OF Louisville, have assigned, also
Henle & Wolf, Wholesale dealers in hats
md caps, of tho same city.
LHAs. b. BRowNFIELD, of Louisville.
"tired OF lifc on account of gambling"
killed his wife and baby and Wm. F. Bru,
ner, brother of his wife, who boarded
with them, and then hanged himself from
tho Intel OF the door between the rooms
in which the dead bodies lay.
The jury in the Rowan circuit court, be
fore which James Harris, alias Alex Pen
dulum, was tried on the charge OF consplr
ing to murder Judge A. f. Cole, OF that
court, brought in verdict Of mot guilty, J"
under peremptory instructions from Hon.
j. Il. Morton, the special judge appointed
by the Governor to Try the case.
TuB following Kentucky postmasters
were appointed few days ago: John f.
Tuttle, Philpot, Daviess County: Robert
| o. Turner, Shawhan, Bourbon County.
| JAMES AGEE was hanged at Lexington,
| for the murder of James Faulkner at Cad
entown, September %, 1886,
| TnE Boyle county court authorizes the
superintendent of schools to borrow money
| to pay an amount equal to forty per cent.
| OF the public fund distributed to each dis
trict, TO all teachers whose schools are re-
ported to him on and after the lst oil
| November As rule the teachers do not
| receive their pay until about February |.
Mrs. MATTE JOHNSON, aged sixty-iive
| years, died the other evening at Paducah.
| She was the oldest character in the little
Purchase city, and was generally believed
to be the sister of John a. Murrell, the
| once notorious Tennessee and Kentucky
| outlaw.
| j. W. CHOW, Geo. b. Knapp, w R. Jack
J son. A. S. Walker and j. c. HGrdy were on
4 scaffold inside the Methodist church al
| Franklin, few days ago. They were ar.
ranging chandelier holders, and also
watching paper-hanger put on center
piece, when an Inferior timber in the scat
fold broke, precipitating them TO the floor
distance of sixteen feet. Mr. Crow fel
head first A large hole was cut in hi
head and he did not breathe after the fall
Mr.. jackson had his left leg broken Jus
above the ankle, and also complains of I
pain in his hip, but il is hoped that h
injuries will not result fatally. j. Z
lb Hulb RiAA 'hNl
are but little hopes of his recovery. A.
Walker also sustained such internal injur
les that the physicians fear they vii
prove fatal. Mr.. Knapp was wounde
about the hips, resulting in paralysis i
one leg, which, however, is probably pal
tial, and it Is thought that he will recover
w. C. Sumpter, of Bowling Green, pit
per-hanger, was also on the scalfold at h
time it fell, but timely leap saved hi
life.
! THE Cotrier-Jonrndl says that il nj
Fields, the lightning mathematician
Bath County, is as great as he Is said to b
let him tell the world how many Colon
} there are in Kentucky and Missouri
JUD0E REEVES has rendered to James
Edwards. of Russellyille, the appcin'meI
10 the ONCE OF circuit clerk Of Logan to 4
the vacancy caused by the resignation {
Thomas b. Harrison.
THE Inquirer says the biggest game
poker in Owensboro is carried on in Il
jnil There is not prisoner who has n
gamb!ei away every button that can
: spared from his clothes. Tho luckie
player is young negro.
IN mound on the line OF the Meysvil
and Big Sandy railroad, there has be,
found an earthen Pot containing eivh
/. gold and twenty silver coins, the fa
. value of which is about $50. Tho SO
I coins bear the figure OF fish and the VOL
n Bolivar" All the coins are OF the da
4 OF 1880
i Mrs. GEORGE BAuMBAcH was instant
|. killed and Mr. Gales Reuff was fatal
injured by runaway accident at LOU
vile.
S NDAvIp GARRETT was arrested near Mac
s son, Ind, charged with murder commit
n at Lagrange, this State.
1t A SPECIAL term of the circuit court h
been called in Rowan County, for the pu
pose of trying some of the noted criniir
cases of that section.
. MICHAEL EIcHENBERGER, aged sixty-f
!. years, cut and probably fatally wound
his son Ben in Louisville. Eichenberg
had quarreled with his wife, and when I
son intcrfered he was stabbed.
" AS Mrs Nancy Smith, an aged lady
,f Hopkinsville, attempted TO cross the sire
n IN front of wagon being driven rapid
by Harry Clark, the wagon-tongue stIu
her and knocked her violently to I
ground ere the horses could be stopp'
or Hcr hip-bone was broken, and she
ig oeived internal injuries that it is thoug
'r will prove fatal. She was conveyed hoi
n an unconscious condition
DAVID CoovRRT, the clerk who murder
colored man at Burgen, Merc,r Ccun
- last May, in a dispute over a nicke
= worth OF crackers, and who has since be
=. fugitive, was lodged in jail ut Harro
- aurg, on tho lst. He was captured ne
~ Madison, Ind, where he engaged as
iarm hand.
The remains of Governor Madison, {
70 II the early Chief Executives OF Keniuc
Mt ave been removed from Belsont, nj
is Transfort, where they were placed at
d. leath n 1915, and Inferred in the met
al Il the latter p,nce. He was the nrst 9
.L~ncr who died during his term of 0fice'